Ludwig Ernstsson

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Ludwig Ernstsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-04-29) 29 April 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Växjö, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1987–1992 Öster
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1996 Öster
1997–1998 Kongsvinger [1] 38 (10)
1998–2000 Austria Wien [2] 28 (4)
2000–2003 Öster
Managerial career
2009–2010 Öster (assistant)
2010 Öster (head coach July–September)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ludwig Ernstsson (born 29 April 1972) is a retired Swedish football striker.

He grew up in both Räppe and Ör, since his parents were separated. [3] He joined Östers IF, made his senior debut in 1992 and joined Kongsvinger IL in 1997. [2] Here he scored ten Norwegian Premier League goals in 1997 and 1998. [1] In the middle of the season he left Kongsvinger for Austria Wien. He stayed here until 2000, when he returned to Öster. [2]

After retiring he became a youth coach. In 2009, he was promoted to assistant coach for the senior team. [4] In July 2010 he was promoted to head coach, [5] only to be replaced two months later - following a six-game losing streak - by Hans Gren. [6] Another two months later, on November 10, it was announced that Ernstsson and Öster parted ways for the time being. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Fossum, Geir. "Ludwig Ernstsson". Fozzum.com (Kongsvinger IL statistics) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ludwig Ernstsson". Austria Wien Archiv (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  3. ↑ Hagen, Simen Næss (27 April 2007). "Jag vill inte släppa elitfotbollen". Smålandsposten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Ledare 2009" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Ottosson slutar som huvudtränare" (in Swedish). Smålandsposten. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "Öster sparkar Ludwig Ernstsson - Hans Gren ny tränare" (in Swedish). Smålandsposten. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "Östers IF och Ludvig Ernstsson går skilda vägar" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
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